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Phyllonorycter kearfottella in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/7/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Phyllonorycter kearfottella in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/7/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Phyllonorycter kearfottella in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/7/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Phyllonorycter kearfottella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
Species: | P. kearfottella
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Phyllonorycter kearfottella | |
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Phyllonorycter kearfottella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Connecticut, New Jersey, Kentucky, Maine, New York and Washington in the United States.[2]
The wingspan is about 7 mm.
The larvae feed on Castanea species, including Castanea dentata, Castanea mollissima and Castanea sativa. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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